have an essay to write for tomorrow. been told to have it written in the above style. only prob, i’m not entirely sure i know what it means….

obviously not just bullet points

any further info.

p.s. yes you can laugh and call me what you like. i’m thick (skinned)

Bit of context might help, sounds like English??

talking about good and bad teaching techniques that i have experienced and observed.
got plenty of bad examples.

just finding it hard linking it together.

starting it off with –

“this is what i have observed:
giving out instructions……”

think it’s ok to use colons in extende writing…?

I’d steer clear of colons tbh, extended writing (as I understand it at least) means flowing prose. Think correct punctuation and paragraphing, and as you mentioned no bullets or lists.

an extended piece of writing

Use long words?

It means that you’ve researched it and read up on the subject matter rather than scrawling together your thoughts the night before.

yeah, you see, steve. that’s really where i’ve gone wrong isn’t it…..

think it’s ok to use colons in extende writing…?

Yes but you have to use them properly: if you don’t know what a subordinate clause is then they’re best avoided. (Wonders if his example is correct).

It means that you’ve researched it and read up on the subject matter rather than scrawling together your thoughts the night before.

So you were never a student then.

to be fair i have had all of last week to do this. went out drinking with some bird on friday. got up late yesterday and finished off two other pieces of work. got up late today and have spent alot of it watching bmx videos……

live and learn

t h i s i s .

Don’t launch straight in. You need an introduction, some development, and a conclusion. Think about your paragraph structure. Any and all punctuation is fine if used correctly!

nah, it’s got going now. got a nice little intro. just had Qs relating to use of ::::: etc.

cheers.

i’ll let you know if it passes.

The Picolax thread

What area of teaching are you analysing?

Are you hoping to become some sort of teacher?

I only ask because I have children

english language, oh the irony…..

your kids are safe, those germans on the other hand…. wah-hahaha.

Ahhhh….EFL!

Please fondle my bum
My nipples are exploding with delight

no. sorry, you’ll have to pay for kinda sh!t

infact, don’t worry about me, worry about this one…. she emailed me asking to read through her essay. this bit sums her up perfectly….

“First and foremost, I am aware that I talk too much during my lessons. Part of this is my natural tendency to do so in all areas of my life, and part is because I want students to understand the material so badly, that I repeat myself quite a bit, often without realizing it.”

i think she’s got her head round it now though.